However, when early intervention is delayed, the resulting complication affects not only the patient's quality of life but also the financial responsibilities. As complications become. more significant, so will the financial impact to society. The direct costs of managing a single case of end-stage renal failure exceed 57,000 per year. TABLE 11-1 Annual Costs Associated with Diabetes-related Complications. b End-stage renal failure eample who require dialysis or perscription transplantation for survival. Adapted from Brandle M, Zhou H, Smith BRK, et al.

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For years, she had been getting paid less than a man had been paid for doing the exact same job. And when she brought a suit, saying equal pay for equal work, the judges said, well, you know, it8217;s taken you too long to bring this lawsuit, even though she didn8217;t know about it until fairly recently.

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